broil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: broil	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for broil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
broil n cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) Synonym(s): broil, broiling, grilling v cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: broil, {oven broil}] heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Synonym(s): broil, bake be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat" Synonym(s): bake, broil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broil \Broil\, n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. pr[d3]il marsh, G. br[81]hl, MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.] A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. --Burke. Syn: Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation; dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br[81]ejen, G. br[81]hen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. 2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broil \Broil\, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat. The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. --Cheyne.